................02-03/06

We are really in full flow now with new species coming thick and fast. A few photos and a list of the catch for 3rd June at the bottom of this post. Also we managed to armchair tick a Rufous Minor amongst 4 Marbled Minor agg.s for the Home Wood list......

Scorched Wing

NFG, 2nd June.

 Treble Brown-spot

NFY 2nd June.

1020-24 Grey Tortrix sp. Cnephasia sp.

NFY, 2nd June.

 Miller

 Uncertain

I can't remember seeing a brown Uncertain/Rustic agg. type moth before. Answers on a post card.....

 905 Blastodacna hellerella

Garden 1st, 3rd June.

1033 Green Oak Tortrix Tortrix viridana

NFY, 3rd June.

 1328 Schoenobius gigantella

This is an Nb species not seen in Bedfordshire for 4 years. After looking at various images- I don't think it could be anything else. It's a probable female and is a massive 30mm long, a macro Micro!

The results for 03/06- 104 of 39 species-

• 1361 Pyrausta aurata 1 
• 1334 Scoparia ambigualis 7 
• 1707 Idaea seriata Small Dusty Wave 2 
• 0985 Cacoecimorpha pronubana Carnation Tortrix 1 
• 1033 Tortrix viridana Green Oak Tortrix 1 NFY 
• 2280 Acronicta leporina Miller 1 
• 2333 Apamea anceps Large Nutmeg 17 
• 2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 24 
• 1937 Peribatodes rhomboidaria Willow Beauty 6 
• 2069 Tyria jacobaeae Cinnabar 1 
• 1837 Eupithecia subfuscata Grey Pug 2 
• 1376 Eurrhypara hortulata 2
• 2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 2 
• 2321 Apamea monoglypha Dark Arches 5 
•  2098 Axylia putris Flame 2 
•  1776 Colostygia pectinataria Green Carpet 1 
•  1063 Celypha striana Celypha striana 1 
•  1474 Ephestia parasitella unicolorella 1 
•  2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 2 
•  2337x Oligia strigilis agg. Marbled Minor agg. 2 
•  1713 Idaea aversata Riband Wave 1 
•  1356 Evergestis forficalis Garden Pebble 1 
• 2128 Xestia triangulum Double Square-spot 1 
•  2061 Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine 2 
•  2060 Spilosoma lubricipeda White Ermine 1 
•  1834 Eupithecia vulgata Common Pug 1 
•  2170 Hadena compta Varied Coronet 1 
•  1860 Pasiphila rectangulata Green Pug 1 
•  2160 Lacanobia oleracea Bright-line Brown-eye 1 
•  2381 Hoplodrina alsines Uncertain 3 
•  2302 Rusina ferruginea Brown Rustic 2 
•  1293 Chrysoteuchia culmella 1 
•  2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 1 
•  2387 Caradrina morpheus Mottled Rustic 2 
•  1328 Schoenobius gigantella 1 1st Ever 
•  2477 Hypena proboscidalis Snout 1 NFY 
•  1524 Emmelina monodactyla 1 
•  1728 Xanthorhoe fluctuata Garden Carpet 1

Yellow-line Fever......11/10

Another good night despite a drop in temperature to 7°C.  I've recently repositioned the trap nearer the house and this seems to have helped. But wheres my Merveille du Jour?

Yellow-line Quaker

Another Year Tick.

 Large Wainscot

A total of 6 so far..........

 Beaded Chestnut

The 16th & 17th caught this year.

 Sallow

5th of the year.

 Vine's/Uncertain/Rustic

This was caught on 9th October and I've given up deciding what it is. It seems long passed it's flight season.

It seems that this late flyer is a Vine's Rustic- Thanks to Andy of VC30 Moth Group.

The Count-

1. Willow Beauty- 4
2. November Moth agg.- 2
3. Garden Rose Tortrix- 2
4. Turnip Moth- 2
5. Large Wainscot- 2
6. Beaded Chestnut- 2
7. Yellow-line Quaker- Year Tick
8. Large Yellow Underwing
9. Shuttle-shaped Dart
10. Lunar Underwing
11. Light Brown Apple Moth

Back to the Mothin'.......29/08

After another short break to deal with a Wedding and a party it was back to the old routine. Though I did get a chance to tick the Red-backed Shrike just north of Biggleswade on 28th for a county 1st!

The mothing has a real Autumnal edge now with lots of wind, low minimum temperatures and the arrival of the 1st Sallows............

Centre-barred Sallow

1 of 2 caught.......

Vine's/Uncertain aberrant?

An odd looking one this.....the kidney marks have merged to form a wedge and it has little evidence of any other markings. Size wise, its about the same as one of the smaller Uncertains.....

The full count-

1. Rustic?uncertain agg.- 10
2. Flounced Rustic- 10
3. Large Yellow Underwing- 6
4. Turnip Moth- 4
5. Setaceous Hebrew Character- 4
6. Agriphila geniculea- 3
7. Centre-barred Sallow- 2 Year Tick
8. Mouse Moth
9. Nutmeg
10. Buff Ermine
11. Lesser Yellow Underwing
12. Small Dusty Wave
13. Common Wainscot
14. Pale Mottled Willow